pugnacity
/pʌɡˈnæsəti/noun
उच्चारण पग्नैसटी
लड़ाकूपन, झगड़ालूपन
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noun
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[U] formal
the quality of being eager to argue or fight with people
लड़ाकूपन, झगड़ालूपन
- His pugnacity in debates made him many enemies.
- She answered the critics with typical pugnacity.
Synonyms aggressiveness belligerence combativeness truculence bellicosity
Opposite meekness gentleness peaceableness
◇Word family
pugnacious adjectivepugnaciously adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
aggressiveness belligerence combativeness truculence bellicosity
Antonyms
meekness gentleness peaceableness
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin pugnare, meaning 'to fight', which also gives us pugilist, a formal word for a boxer.
यह शब्द Latin के pugnare ('लड़ना') से बना है, जिससे pugilist (boxer के लिए औपचारिक शब्द) भी बना है।